Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusConirostrum (Conebills)
- SpeciesConirostrum sitticolor (Blue-backed Conebill)
The blue-backed conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae (South American tanagers). It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Capped Conebill
Conirostrum albifrons
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
Golden-naped Tanager
Chalcothraupis ruficervix
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Blue-backed Conebill at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |